Washington (AP) – Poland’s new president, Karol Nawrockiwhich is scheduled to visit the White House on Wednesday, and is about to strengthen relations with President Donald Trump and argue that the United States needs to maintain its strong military presence in its own country.
A visit to Washington is Now Rocky’s first overseas trip Since taking office last month. Trump comes after longtime ally Poland elections and the extraordinary steps to support Nationalist Law and judicial candidate Nowrocky.
Now taking office, nawrocki Former amateur boxer and historianhopes to deepen relationships with Trump in difficult moments due to Warsaw.
Trump is increasingly irritated that he can’t win a Russian president Vladimir Putin Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy To sit for an in-person meeting aimed at ending Over 3 years of war Among Polish neighbors.
Last month, Trump met with Alaska President Putin and White House Zelensky and European leaders. He is confident from those engagements that he can quickly arrange direct consultations between Putin and Zelensky, and perhaps three-way talks he will be involved in.
However, his optimism to hatch the agreement to end the war is bleak as Putin has yet to inform him of his interest in sitting with Zelensky.
“Maybe they have to fight a little more,” Trump said in an interview with a conservative daily caller released over the weekend. “You know, just keep fighting. Stupidly, keep fighting.”
Also, anxiety is rising Poland, And Europe writes heavily about Trump’s long-term commitment to the robust US military stance on the continent.
Some key advisors in the Republican administration have argued that they have shifted US troops and troops from Europe to the Indo-Pacific, surpassing China’s keys as China’s most important strategic and economic competitor. Approximately 10,000 American troops are stationed in Poland.
“The interests are very high for President Nowrocky’s visit,” said Peter Dolan, an analyst with the Democracy Foundation. “Trump has the opportunity to expand Poland’s new president, and Nowrocky also has the opportunity to do the same. Failure at this conference means a rebound in the US military stance in Poland, and success means clear support as one of Poland’s most important allies.”
Trump made it clear that he hopes that Nowrocky will win ahead of the Polish election this spring, hanging out the prospects of closer military ties if Poles elect Nowrocky.
Homeland Security Secretary Christi Noem told the Poles to tell Paul whether Poland traveled to Poland just before the election and elected other conservatives they had. Trump’s strong allies Who will “enable to fight enemies that don’t share your values.”
Eventually, Polish voters went with Nowrocky in a munching and tight election, where he defeated the liberal Warsaw Mayor Rafau Truzaskowski.
Nawrocki reflects some of Trump’s languages regarding Ukraine.
He has pledged to continue Poland’s support for Ukraine, but has been critical of Zelensky and accused him of using his allies. He also accused Ukrainian refugees of taking advantage of Poland’s generosity; He vowed to prioritize Paul. Social services such as health care and school education.
At the same time, Nowrocky is trying to emphasize to Trump that Russian aggression in Ukraine is unreliable by Putin and that the strong US presence in Poland remains an essential deterrent, said Heather Conley, a senior non-resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, which focuses on cross-sectional security and geopolitics.
Russia and its allies Belarus will be retained This month’s joint military exercise In Belarus, they unleashed Poland and are fellow NATO members Latvia and Lithuania.
“Nowlocky ultimately has a message to President Trump that how dangerous Putin’s revisionism is and that it doesn’t necessarily end in Ukraine,” Conley said.
